Engineer of the C.N. s Wanliu, rived in port on Monday, from Chungking, he learned of the death of his faiher, an old China hand, Mr. Duncan MeNeill, at the of 75, in Greenock, Scotland.
'The Tate Mr. Duncan MeNeill retired in 1922, after 23. years' service with the Taikoo Sugar" Refinery in Hongkong following some years as a junior with the P, & 0. 8, N. Ca, on their Far Eastern route. After "his retirement he went back to Greenock, bhut, already widowed, his wife having died in Hongkong' in 1916, Mr. MeNeill came out to the Far East again and spent much of his time between Shanghai and Hongkong, with his daughters. Two years ago, hho lost the younger one, Mrs. Colli-son, resident in Hongkong, who died in New York. Eighteen months ago, Ihe left for Home with his surviving daughter, Mrs, Sutor, the wife of Capt. Herbert Sutor, of the Shanghai [Licensed Pilots Association, Just recently, although he had en-Joyed excellent health throughout hig tong life as an abstainer, Mr. MeNeill became ill and finally took to his bed. He became worse last week and on Saturday, August 24, with his daughter and son-in-law at his side, he died at 5 p.m. His only son survives him in Shanghai.
'A keen sportsman, Mr. MeNeitl was ever a welcome figure at race meetings and on lawn bowls greens.
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